October 13 to 24 with Fr. Briggs
Join Fr. Briggs from October 13th-24th, 2024, on a pilgrimage to Spain and Southern France. This pilgrimage is offered through ProRome Tours, and will travel in the footsteps of St. Ignatius of Loyola, St. Bernadette, and St. Teresa of Avila. Space is limited to 45 pilgrims, and is open to all. Visit the ProRome Website or scan the document below to register.
Tuesdays through June 25
St. Philip parishioners can partake in a chronological journey of the Gospels. Based on a study by Father John Riley, retreat master and spiritual director at the diocesan San Damiano Retreat Center, participants will be provided with daily readings from all four Gospels in the order they occurred.
The study will run through June 25 with discussion meetings held every Tuesday night, after the 7 pm Mass in Room 4. You need not come to every meeting, its is not too late to join.
Contact the rectory or Suzanne Webb at suzannedwebb@hotmail.com for more details.
Bishop Burbidge invites you to the Diocesan Jubilee Fest at Warren County Fairgrounds in Front Royal, Virginia on Saturday, June 8, 2024! Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Diocese of Arlington with your parish family and thousands of faithful from across Northern Virginia.
Kick off the festival by giving thanks to God with the celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, celebrated by Bishop Burbidge. Following Mass, enjoy live music by headliner Celtic rock band, Scythian. The event is free, but registration is required for free food. More details and registration details can be found here.
Dear Friends in Christ,
What a special day we celebrate today! Not only do we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension of Jesus into Heaven, but in this Sunday, we also celebrate Mother’s Day, a day in which we celebrate all our mothers, especially Mother Mary. On this day, we especially pray for all mothers: our biological mothers, our godmothers, our spiritual mothers, our grandmothers, and especially mothers who have lost their children in childbirth. We all owe a debt of gratitude for these women who have helped us to grow into sons and daughters of God, all while pursuing a life of holiness.
In this week, I invite us to continue our journey through our exploration of Marian Apparitions from around the world by focusing our attention on Our Lady of Fatima. This apparition is incredibly important for us, especially since it occurred relatively recently, only one hundred and seven years ago. In this apparition, Mary beseeches all to a continued life of prayer, penance, and reparation for the sins committed against Jesus and his Most Sacred Heart.
On May 13th, 1917, Mary appeared to three small children named Jacinta, Francisco, and Lucia Santos, who all lived near the town of Fatima, Portugal. She appeared to them, standing upon a tree, dressed all in white and emitting a supernatural light. Our Blessed Mother exhorted them to pray the rosary every day for the sake of sinners, and requested that they return to the same place on the 13th day of each month for six months.
In these visitations from Our Lady to these children, our Blessed Mother revealed to them her desire for three concrete devotions: 1) daily prayer of the rosary; 2) the practice of performing acts of penance for sinners; 3) acts of reparation for offences committed against God.
By praying the rosary every day, and by encouraging others to do the same, the Blessed Mother revealed to these children the need to pray for peace throughout the world, especially in Russia. The world was in the middle of World War I in 1917, and the Blessed Mother related to the children that an even greater war would come about if the world did not begin to pray the rosary daily. Unfortunately, we know that many years later, the world would be in the middle of another World War in the 1930s and 40s.
Additionally, the Blessed Mother called the children to perform acts of penance for sinners. In one of the apparitions, the children were given a vision of hell, and the many, many souls that were falling into that terrible place. In order to help sinners turn back to God, Mary urged the children to make small acts of penance, such as giving up a certain food or comfort, for the sake of souls.
Lastly, the Blessed Mother appealed to the children to offer their sufferings in reparation for the offenses made against God. When we sin, not only do we damage our souls, but there is damage done to all of creation. The entire cosmos suffers from evil. By offering up our sufferings to God, Mary invites us to bring consolation to the Heart of her Son, Jesus, who bore the weight of the world’s sins. By following these words of our Blessed Mother, we can better conform our lives to God, and allow him to bring us, one day, to the peace our hearts desire.
May Christ’s Peace be with you,
Fr. Briggs
Saturday Vigil Mass:
5:30 pm
Sunday Mass:
9:00 am & 11:00 am in English
1:00 pm in Spanish
4:00 pm Bilingual
​Daily Mass:
Monday - Friday: 8:00 am and 7:00 pm
Saturday: 8:00 am
Morning Prayer:
Monday - Saturday: 7:30 am
Confession:
Heard in English and Spanish
Sunday 12:30 pm; Monday 7:00 am; Tuesday 4:00 pm; Wednesday 7:00 am; Friday 8:30 am, 3:30 & 7:30 pm; Saturday 8:30 am & 4:00 pm
Also available by appointment.
Eucharist Adoration:
Every Friday: 3-6:30 pm; 7:30-8:30 pm
First Saturday Rosary and Reflection:
7:00 am
First Friday Adoration:
3-6:30 pm; 7:30 pm through 7:30 am Saturday
Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet in English:
Every Monday after the 7:00 pm Mass
Rosary in Spanish:
Every Sunday 12:40 pm (before the 1:00 pm Mass)
Divine Mercy Chaplet in Spanish:
Every Sunday 3:40 pm (before the 4:00 pm Mass)
Evening Prayer:
Every Sunday 6:00 pm
Starting Tuesday, April 9, St. Philip parishioners can partake in a chronological journey of the Gospels. Based on a study by Father John Riley, retreat master and spiritual director at the diocesan San Damiano Retreat Center, participants will be provided with daily readings from all four Gospels in the order they occurred.
An introductory Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 9 after the 7 pm Mass in Room 4. The study will run through June 25 with discussion meetings held every Tuesday night.
Contact the rectory or Suzanne Webb at suzannedwebb@hotmail.com for more details.
May is the month of Mary, and May 12 is Mother’s Day, so this coming May 12 St. Philip Parish will have our annual May procession and crowning of Mary. The English crowning will take place after the 9 am Mass, and the Spanish crowning will take place after the 1 pm. Since May 12 is Mother’s Day, and you may be making special plans to honor Mom after Mass, please note that the May crowning should last about 40 minutes. Once you have honored your heavenly Mother, you will be all set to honor your earthly mother.
St. Philip seniors will have a meeting on Wednesday, May 15 with a presentation by Andrew Zwememan, President of the Cana Academy.
This presentation consists of a set of beautiful slides of historical events, persons, and places, combined with a running narrative. The presentation is built around a singular question: How does history help us see and love the life we have together?
Contact the rectory or Suzanne Webb at suzannedwebb@hotmail.com for more details.
The next evening on our next potluck dinner series will be on Sunday, May 19 after the 6 pm Vespers. This will be a WorkCamp fundraiser and time to honor our HS grduates. Please bring a dish to share.
You’re invited - your kids too - to meet up with other Catholic families to build community and support one another in making home a little taste of heaven for the renewal of faith and culture. Come hear a brief presentation and share in small group conversations while kids play. Child care will be available. The evening includes a pot-luck style dinner, dessert and fellowship!
This is a Heaven in Your Home free event for the whole family (single parents welcome) on Saturday, June 29 from 5-7 pm in Hayden Hall. Please enter using the door by Hayden Hall.
St. Philip is happy to share the dates for our festive, community events. Look for more details about event event as we draw closer to them. This summer we will again have the Children's Carnival hosted by the Knights of Columbus and the St. Philip Yard Sale, followed by our Food Festival at the end of September, and finally the "Silent Night, Silent Auction" begins they day after Thanksgiving.
If you donate through Parish Giving and are still receiving offertory envelopes but don't want or need them, please contact the Rectory Office or (703) 573-3808 and we can remove you from the list. Please contact us by May 15 to be removed from the next envelope mailing.
Please remember to pick up items for our Food Pantry when doing your grocery shopping. We need oil, drinks, condensed & hearty soups, veggies, peanut butter and jelly, and tomato/spaghetti sauces. We also need reusable bags (not paper.) And please do not donate expired items- we cannot give out expired food.
You can also donate via our Amazon Wish List.
As a reminder, the Food Pantry is open for food distribution on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month starting at 8:30 am. For more information, please email eac2427@gmail.com.
Office Hours
Monday - Friday,
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
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